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Thursday, December 18, 2014

More Medical Insecurity

CSO Online put together a slideshow with 9 data security breaches that cost someone their job. More than half were healthcare related. Suspect that is understated participation. Most doctors and medical offices have jumped into put huge amounts of medical info online with line to no security instruction. http://goo.gl/P9CXi0

Committee For Skeptical Inquiry

"I was dismayed by the rising tide of belief in the paranormal and lack of adequate scientific examination of these claims... Books such as ... the 'Chariots of the Gods ... 'Worlds in Collision'... 'The Bermuda Triangle' were widely popular... I was distressed that my students confused astrology with astronomy...without the benefit of scientific critique. Most of my scientific colleagues were equally perplexed by what was happening,..."

Paul Kurtz, founder

What is Skepticism

What is Science

Science is that discipline that validates observations and proposes explanations base on the Scientific Method:- Formulate the Question- Propose a Falsifiable Hypothesis- Predict based on the Hypothesis- Test the Predictions- Validate the results as Repeatable- Submit Honestly for Peer Review

However,

A little learning is a dangerous thing;Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring.- Alexander Pope, 1709

Science never claims dogma and never says, "the debate is over." It requires a never-ending refinement of hypotheses based on continuous improvement of tests and insight.

Test for Scientific Worthiness

Micheal Shermer is the author of Why People Believe Weird Things and How We Believeand is Editor-in-Chief of Skeptic magazine. He often makes personal appearances on TV shows that wish to present a balance perspective relative to claims of the paranormal or fringes of belief systems. He has offered ten tests to determine the scientific worthiness of any claim. Click here for our summary of those tests.

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